Grande, Mercer top 10 at Butte golf

ANACONDA — Glacier’s AJ Grande shot 76 to tie for fourth and Flathead’s Marcella Mercer was ninth with a 94 on Day 1 of the Butte Invitational Wednesday at Old Works Golf Course.

Grande is two shots off the boys lead, held after one round by Missoula Sentinel’s Blake Hasquet. Mercer is 12 strokes off the pace set by Bozeman’s Annika Danenhauer.

Glacier is eighth in the boys team standings with a combined score of 347, while Flathead is ninth at 365.

The Wolfpack is fourth in the girls standings with a team score of 442. Flathead did not qualify for a team score.

Play at the invitational resumes today at 9 a.m. at the Butte Country Club.

Butte Invitational

Day 1

At Old Works Golf Course

Boys

Team scores

Butte 316, Bozeman 320, Missoula Sentinel 321, Hamilton 325, Big Sky 333, Missoula Hellgate 342, Butte Central 345, Kalispell Glacier 347, Kalispell Flathead 365, Belgrade 392, Butte High JV 396.

Top 10 individuals

Blake Hasquet, Sentinel, 74; Jack Thorsen, Bozeman, 75; Isaiah Weldon, Butte, 76; A.J. Grande, Glacier, 76; Jack Johnston, Sentinel, 77; Will Hoagland, Butte, 78; Zach Harvey, Big Sky, 78; Kaven Noctor, Butte, 79; Bryce Reed, Hamilton, 79; Tristan Hanson, Hamilton, 79.

Girls

Team Scores

Bozeman 317, Missoula Sentinel 407, Butte 414, Kalispell Glacier 442.

Top 10 individuals

Annika Danenhauer, Bozeman, 72; Kameryn Basye, Bozeman, 79; Tricia Jones, Butte Central, 81; Ellie Jackson, Bozeman, 82; Laurel Ward, Bozeman, 84; Cora Rosanova, Bozeman, 84; Emily Garden, Sentinel, 87; Lindsey Huber, Dillon, 93; Marcezla Mercer, Flathead, 94; Sadie Starcevich, Butte, 96.

Polson Invite

The Polson Invite scheduled for Wednesday morning was postponed due to low air quality in the area.

The shotgun start has been rescheduled for 1 p.m. on Monday at Polson Bay Golf Course.